“We just have to get the hood in (the kitchen),” Hoffman said. “It’s looking really cool.”

The Creamery is expanding to downtown Green Bay

Aside from the kitchen, almost everything else about the cafe — from the bar adorned with an old H.C. Prange’s sign to the wood accents in the dining area to the new floors — has come together.

“As it’s growing beautiful outside, we’re growing more and more excited,” Hoffman said. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel now.”

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An overview of the Creamery dining room in The Watermark.(Photo: Jeff Bollier/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

Across Pine Street from the Creamery, Broken Spoke should complete its move from the 100 block of North Broadway to a 2,600-square-foot retail space by mid-June, owner George Kapitz said. Kapitz said the bicycle shop could begin moving inventory and equipment over there this week.

“We want to get our bike rentals over there as soon as possible,” Kapitz said. “Everybody’s been wondering when we’re moving over there, so it seems like we’re going to do really well there.”

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Downtown Green Bay Inc. Executive Director Jeff Mirkes said The Creamery and Broken Spoke may not garner the same attention as the construction of the Metreau apartments or the renovation of the Hotel Northland, but they will contribute to downtown Green Bay's momentum.

“Infill projects and these small and medium-size business developments are key to building momentum,” Mirkes said. “Broken Spoke and The Creamery will liven up that neighborhood and could trigger some interest in the upper floors of the Watermark building.”